- Third Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa
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Constitution Third Amendment Act of 1998 
Act to amend the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, so as to provide that, where a municipal boundary is determined across a provincial boundary, national legislation must make provision for establishing a municipality of a type agreed to by the provincial governments concerned and for the exercising of executive authority over that municipality; and to provide for matters connected therewith. Enacted by Parliament of South Africa Date assented to 20 October 1998 Date commenced 30 October 1998 Legislation history Bill Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Second Amendment Bill Bill citation B85—1998 Introduced by Valli Moosa, Minister of Provincial Affairs and Constitutional Development Amendments Short title amended by the Citation of Constitutional Laws Act, 2005 Repeals Effectively repealed by the Constitution Twelfth Amendment Act of 2005 The Third Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa made changes to allow the creation of municipalities that cross provincial boundaries. It was enacted by the Parliament of South Africa, signed by President Mandela on 20 October 1998, and came into force on the 30th of the same month. The changes it made were reversed in 2005 by the Twelfth Amendment.
Provisions
The amendment added two clauses to the Constitution. The first allowed municipal boundaries to be established across provincial boundaries by the agreement of the national and the relevant provincial governments, and provided for national legislation to regulate the process. The second provided that in such municipalities, the ward boundaries were not allowed to cross provincial boundaries. Both of these clauses were removed by the Twelfth Amendment, at the same time as many provincial boundaries were altered.
Formal title
The official short title of the amendment is "Constitution Third Amendment Act of 1998". It was originally titled "Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Second Amendment Act, 1998" and numbered as Act No. 87 of 1997, but the Citation of Constitutional Laws Act, 2005 renamed it and abolished the practice of giving Act numbers to constitutional amendments.
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- Official text (PDF)
Constitution of South Africa Chapters 1: Founding Provisions · 2: Bill of Rights · 3: Co-operative Government · 4: Parliament · 5: President and National Executive · 6: Provinces · 7: Local Government · 8: Courts and Administration of Justice · 9: State Institutions Supporting Constitutional Democracy · 10: Public Administration · 11: Security Services · 12: Traditional Leaders · 13: Finance · 14: General Provisions · SchedulesAmendments Previous Related Constitutional Court · Chapter nine institutions · Negotiations to end apartheid · Citation of Constitutional Laws Act · Charter of Religious Rights and FreedomsCategories:- Amendments of the Constitution of South Africa
- 1998 in South Africa
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